NFL Exec Apologizes for Saying Late Steelers QB Dwayne Haskins Was ‘Living to Be Dead’

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killed Saturday when he was hit by a dump truck.Shortly after news broke about Haskins’ death, Brandt appeared on SiriusXM’s NFL channel.When asked to speak about Haskins, Brandt described him as “a guy that was living to be dead, so to speak.” “You know, they told him don’t under any circumstances leave school early,” he added. “What’d he do?

Left school early.”Brandt went on to give examples that seemed intended to demonstrate a history of bad behavior. He told an anecdote about how Haskins had hosted his own post-draft party at a bowling alley and charged $50 for admission. “It was always something, you know?”He suggested that the accident, which occurred when Haskins was attempting to cross a Florida state highway, traced back to his decision to join the Washington Commanders in 2019 his junior year of college. “It’s a tragic thing, anytime anyone dies it’s tragic, especially when you’re 24 years old, you got your whole life ahead of you,” Brandt said. “But maybe if you just stayed in school a year he wouldn’t do silly things [like] jogging on a highway.”Here is @Gil_Brandt on NFL radio when asked about Dwayne Haskins.“He was a guy that was living to be dead.”“It was always something” with Haskins“Maybe it he stayed in school a year he wouldn’t do silly things [like] jogging on a highway.” pic.twitter.com/cuZZdqYOckIt didn’t take long for his comments to circulate on social media, drawing angry reactions.

Not long after, Brandt issued an apology.“This morning while learning of Dwayne Haskins’ passing, I reacted carelessly and insensitively on a radio interview,” Brandt wrote on Twitter. “I want to apologize to Mr.